Snarky Puppy formed in Texas in the early 00s by bassist and bandleader Michael League, and since he's been backed by around 40 world-class musicians known as 'The Fam' (a far warmer and familiar title than 'collective', which many critics opted to call them in their early days). Since their live debut LP and successive releases such as The Only Constant (2006), The World Is Getting Smaller (2007) and Bring Us The Bright (2008), Snarky Puppy have become as popular as they are prolific.

As far as their cosmic, mind-melting sound that few can define goes, the band prefer to borrow the words of the New York Times' Nate Chinen: "Take them for what they are, rather than judge them for what they’re not.”